GRE Word List
SINECURE
an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
The meaning of the word sinecure is an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
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| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
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